BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (A blood stool test is a test that may use a special kit at home to determine whether the stool contains blood. Have you ever had this test using a home kit?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	7,409	4,146	55.6	54.1-57.0	3,263	44.4	43.0-45.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes	6,719	3,893	57.9	56.4-59.4	2,826	42.1	40.6-43.6
No	681	249	34.8	30.4-39.5	432	65.2	60.5-69.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	135	77	50.8	39.4-62.0	58	49.2	38.0-60.6
Recommended Range	2,379	1,343	56.8	54.3-59.2	1,036	43.2	40.8-45.7
Overweight	2,733	1,560	56.9	54.5-59.3	1,173	43.1	40.7-45.5
Obese	1,806	993	53.1	50.1-56.0	813	46.9	44.0-49.9
Current Smoker
No	6,067	3,537	57.8	56.2-59.4	2,530	42.2	40.6-43.8
Yes	1,315	596	45.7	42.3-49.1	719	54.3	50.9-57.7
Binge Drinker
No	7,078	3,994	56.0	54.6-57.5	3,084	44.0	42.5-45.4
Yes	228	108	49.2	41.4-57.0	120	50.8	43.0-58.6
Heavy Drinker
No	7,159	4,034	56.0	54.5-57.4	3,125	44.0	42.6-45.5
Yes	190	87	46.8	38.2-55.5	103	53.2	44.5-61.8
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,284	1,296	56.2	53.5-58.8	988	43.8	41.2-46.5
No	5,094	2,834	55.4	53.7-57.2	2,260	44.6	42.8-46.3
Current Asthma
Yes	626	367	56.7	51.7-61.5	259	43.3	38.5-48.3
No	6,734	3,749	55.5	54.0-57.0	2,985	44.5	43.0-46.0
Diabetes
Yes	1,252	727	60.5	57.1-63.8	525	39.5	36.2-42.9
Yes, During Pregnancy	17	8	40.2	17.9-67.3	9	59.8	32.7-82.1
No	6,019	3,340	54.7	53.0-56.3	2,679	45.3	43.7-47.0
No, Bordeline Diabetes	119	71	53.7	41.6-65.5	48	46.3	34.5-58.4

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 50 and older.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	7,409	4,146	55.6	54.1-57.0	3,263	44.4	43.0-45.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes	6,719	3,893	57.9	56.4-59.4	2,826	42.1	40.6-43.6
No	681	249	34.8	30.4-39.5	432	65.2	60.5-69.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	135	77	50.8	39.4-62.0	58	49.2	38.0-60.6
Recommended Range	2,379	1,343	56.8	54.3-59.2	1,036	43.2	40.8-45.7
Overweight	2,733	1,560	56.9	54.5-59.3	1,173	43.1	40.7-45.5
Obese	1,806	993	53.1	50.1-56.0	813	46.9	44.0-49.9
Current Smoker
No	6,067	3,537	57.8	56.2-59.4	2,530	42.2	40.6-43.8
Yes	1,315	596	45.7	42.3-49.1	719	54.3	50.9-57.7
Binge Drinker
No	7,078	3,994	56.0	54.6-57.5	3,084	44.0	42.5-45.4
Yes	228	108	49.2	41.4-57.0	120	50.8	43.0-58.6
Heavy Drinker
No	7,159	4,034	56.0	54.5-57.4	3,125	44.0	42.6-45.5
Yes	190	87	46.8	38.2-55.5	103	53.2	44.5-61.8
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,284	1,296	56.2	53.5-58.8	988	43.8	41.2-46.5
No	5,094	2,834	55.4	53.7-57.2	2,260	44.6	42.8-46.3
Current Asthma
Yes	626	367	56.7	51.7-61.5	259	43.3	38.5-48.3
No	6,734	3,749	55.5	54.0-57.0	2,985	44.5	43.0-46.0
Diabetes
Yes	1,252	727	60.5	57.1-63.8	525	39.5	36.2-42.9
Yes, During Pregnancy	17	8	40.2	17.9-67.3	9	59.8	32.7-82.1
No	6,019	3,340	54.7	53.0-56.3	2,679	45.3	43.7-47.0
No, Bordeline Diabetes	119	71	53.7	41.6-65.5	48	46.3	34.5-58.4